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First SpaceX booster for upgraded Starship fails during test in Texas
Booster 18 exploded during gas system pressure testing at SpaceX's Starbase, causing major damage but no injuries; the incident may delay Starship's 2026 flight plans, SpaceX said.
- SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its Starship rocket booster in South Texas on Thursday to begin testing, and just a few hours later, something inside it exploded.
- The booster was the first major piece of what SpaceX is referring to as Starship version three, or V3.
- Starship V3 is supposed to be larger, more powerful, more reliable, and capable of docking other Starships in orbit around the Earth – a crucial piece of SpaceX's plan for getting to the Moon and Mars.
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A booster for the improved version of the Starship missile, developed by SpaceX, suffered an error during a test conducted on the sun Friday morning in the U.S. state of Texas, complementing the potential efforts of the company...
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